TWO of the top combat sports champions in Australia call Port Macquarie home, and have their sights set on world championship glory. Full-time disability support worker Matt Bruce, 33, trains mixed martial arts (MMA) four to six hours per day, six days a week. In October he will travel to Brisbane to compete in the […]

Raquel Lievore, Mandy McKinnon, Natalie West, Rachael Ackroyd, Shanene Matthews and Jade Ackroyd. Lake Cathie representative Natalie West. A CREW of Port Macquarie and Camden Haven representatives took the field for the NSW Over 37s Ladies in the Oztag State of Origin series played in Coffs Harbour from 19-20 September. Held annually, the State of […]

THE weekend of 26-28 September is set to be an extremely busy one for the Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club (WBHSLSC). Friday 26 September is Nippers Registration Day, with the club taking registrations at 4pm in the WBHSLSC training room (as soon as you walk through the main doors). “Thinking about Nippers? Need […]

WAUCHOPE Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club will host a round of Ocean Swims at Rainbow Beach later this month. The event, to be held on Sunday September 28, is expected to attract hundreds of entries across a range of swim distances. Surf club president David Trotter says the Rainbow Gold Ocean Swim is more […]

TWO of the Hastings’ most dedicated and talented athletes have been recognised at the North Coast Academy of Sport Awards. Councillor Nik Lipovac represented the region at the event in Sawtell on 6 September, where Port Macquarie’s Tracey Rutten was named Volunteer of the Year and Thrumster’s Bronte Eady received the Niki Taylor Memorial Award. […]

HASTINGS region product Angus Bowen is still riding high after signing an NRL Development Pathways contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in July. Having been a standout performer in the Northern Bulldogs Andrew Johns Cup team, Bowen, 16, has big ambitions as he steps into the elite environment at Belmore. He said he was “pretty happy […]

PORT Macquarie Swimming Club star Chloe Higgins has been selected to the Swimming NSW Regional Development Program. Chloe, who is based in Camden Haven, is one of just two athletes from the Swimming North Coast region selected, alongside Casino’s Jacqueline Button. “Chloe is one of 20 young NSW Country club swimmers selected in the NSW […]

THE Port Macquarie Saints Netball Club has unveiled a new inclusive uniform which celebrates culture, community, and connection to Country. Aboriginal artwork was chosen for the new uniforms as a way to share stories, honour Country, and recognise history. The uniform was designed by Mel Fernando, a proud Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi, Yuwaalaraay and Euahlayi woman who […]

PORT Saints FC weathered a physically and emotionally charged weekend, battling through two intense fixtures in as many days, earning hard-fought draws against Camden Haven FC and Kempsey Saints FC. Saturday’s clash between Camden Haven and Port Saints was a tense, goalless affair that had fans on the edge of their seats until the final […]

PORT Saints FC have etched their name into local football history after a massive double-header weekend, culminating in a dominant 9-1 victory over cross-town rivals Port United FC to seal their first-ever First Grade Premiership. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Saints, who first had to travel to Lake Cathie to weather a […]